To Be or Not to Be…Read TBR Pile Vote February

Each month, I will post up a pair (or more) of books. I would like you to vote on a choice. Yes! You will have the job of telling me what to read from my pile each month. I welcome your vote no matter what reason you choose (frivolous, serious or otherwise) that particular book and do share your reason in the comments just because I’m nosy. I will update everyone at the end of the month in my reading update and will of course share my thoughts on the book itself in my review.

This month I want to focus on my Net Galley shelf seeing how my goal is to hit the lofty height of 97%. I always feel a little guilty about these even though one of them was an oopsie click through an invitation email when I thought I was merely clicking to go to GoodReads to read the blurb. It sounded good so I left it in the pile and it sat. The other one, well let’s just say, it sounded good and still does, but it, too, was left to sit when new pretties showed up to distract me.

I was born and raised near Sacramento, CA. I have read since I was four years old and developed tastes that run the gamut of literature. I went away to college and have a degree in education, a certificate in family history research, and a certificate in social work. I worked for a non-profit agency with low income families for 20 years which included being responsible for the children’s library and promoting/teaching adult literacy. I have lived in Southeast Michigan for the last 18 years and I am currently a book addicted homemaker with a cat and husband who keep me grounded. Recently, I made it a challenge to review each book that I have read as a favor to author friends who said reviews are important. I have done reviews for Good Reads, Amazon, eBay, and Smashwords, but mostly at Goodreads and Amazon.

Haha, yeah, I did end up sending notes through Net Galley apologizing on a couple oopsies because I really wasn’t going to read the book and I explained the mistake. I was accepted for requests later from them so I guess they forgive me.

I voted for Kaleidoscope as I heard a lot of good things about that author. I am curious about that series myself. And the covers for that series are so pretty. I am curious to hear what you think of it!

I know what you mean. I have this one here on my Net Galley pile, but I also have the first two in the series on my Kindle. I started her Fantasy series and need to finish that one. And then there are her Heroes series… yes, so many KA’s to read. 😉

Oh wow 97%! Good luck! I haven’t read any Kristen Ashley but I’ve heard so many great things (and have her books in my TBR) so I’m curious to see your thoughts on Kaleidoscope! (but historical romances are always great ;))

It is awesome and even last year I would have thought it was not possible, but I’ve really been working at it so I think I’ll make it maybe even by mid-year.

Haha, yes, I’ve had a couple of authors/series that I’m interested in, but want to see what others say about them before I take the plunge. Happy to do it for you. Oh, if you want to see more about this series, Lexxie @ Unconventional Book Reviews has been binging them.

It shows! Totally proud of you! I’m going to do my best to catch up to you. lol I was at 88 and went over and have updated the handful that are live to 89% Still a ways to go. 3 I’m just waiting until they release so I can have the links then tackling those blogger shame ones 🙂

Brandee has been loving this series as well. They really do sound good. I’m going to have to find a way to try them at some point.

Yeah, that’s how I close out my books on NG, too. I wait until the blog review link is live and then I plug that and the other things in on NG so the publisher/author has all that. Neat that you already got it up one percentage point just today. I keep peeping at my percentage level each submission b/c I know I have to be close to bumping it one more higher. 🙂 And yes, blogger shame books are really making me excited when I can go and enter them like its a double accomplishment. LOL Oh that’s right.… Read more »

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